E-Z Pass Available
State | E-Z Pass Available↓ | |
---|---|---|
Delaware | Yes | |
Florida | Yes | |
Georgia | Yes | |
Illinois | Yes | |
Indiana | Yes | |
Kentucky | Yes | |
Maine | Yes | |
Maryland | Yes | |
Massachusetts | Yes | |
Michigan | Yes | |
Minnesota | Yes | |
New Hampshire | Yes | |
New Jersey | Yes | |
New York | Yes | |
North Carolina | Yes | |
Ohio | Yes | |
Pennsylvania | Yes | |
Rhode Island | Yes | |
Virginia | Yes | |
West Virginia | Yes | |
Alabama | No | |
Alaska | No | |
Arizona | No | |
Arkansas | No | |
California | No | |
Colorado | No | |
Connecticut | No | |
District of Columbia | No | |
Hawaii | No | |
Idaho | No | |
Iowa | No | |
Kansas | No | |
Louisiana | No | |
Mississippi | No | |
Missouri | No | |
Montana | No | |
Nebraska | No | |
Nevada | No | |
New Mexico | No | |
North Dakota | No | |
Oklahoma | No | |
Oregon | No | |
South Carolina | No | |
South Dakota | No | |
Tennessee | No | |
Texas | No | |
Utah | No | |
Vermont | No | |
Washington | No | |
Wisconsin | No | |
Wyoming | No |
E-ZPass is an electronic toll collection system used on most tolled roads, bridges, and tunnels in the Midwestern and Eastern United States created in 1987. E-ZPass tags are active RFID transponders that respond to toll transmitters, whether lane-based or open-road, by transmitting a unique radio signal. Both internal tags (placed on the inside of the windshield) and external tags (designed to attach to a front license plate) are available for customers and can be used for motorcycles.
E-ZPass customers can either merge into manual toll lanes or dedicated E-ZPass lanes, typically named “Express E-ZPass.” These are physically separate from toll booths and do not require drivers to slow down. E-ZPass is usually offered as a debit account, where users make prepayments on their accounts, and tolls are deducted from that amount. Additionally, some agencies charge a monthly account fee, usually of only $1 or $1.50. Additionally, E-ZPass users may have other costs and fees to pay for their transponder or account.
The E-ZPass Interagency Group consists of 39 member agencies in 18 different states. Since the founding of E-ZPass, several other independent systems using the same technology have been folded into the E-ZPass System, such as I-Pass in Illinois and the NC Quick Pass in North Carolina. The 17 states that use E-ZPass are: Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia. Georgia may soon use E-ZPass as well.
In addition to road tolls, some airports, such as JFK and LaGuardia in New York, and other parking lots allow customers to use their E-ZPass tag to pay for parking. Some toll facilities are not part of the E-ZPass network and do not accept E-ZPass even if they are in one of the 18 states with E-ZPass.